Published on August 16th, 2023
MOFD holds massive Wildland Fire Training Burn at Painted Rock
Moraga's residents are accustomed to what's become the annual Painted Rock Prescribed Burn conducted by the Moraga-Orinda Fire District, but the Aug. 11 event was decidedly a much larger production.
 By Vera Kochan
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Published on July 5th, 2023
County promotes earthquake safety
Contra Costa County Volunteer Program ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on July 5th, 2023
One rescued from burning home in Moraga
A structure fire was reported at approximately 11:30 p.m. June 17 on the 1000 block of Sanders Drive in Moraga. According to Moraga-Orinda Fire District Chief Dave Winnacker, "the first fire engine on scene encountered a fire that was well established in the attic ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on July 5th, 2023
MOFD adopts same fire flow tax, despite objections from one Orinda resident
Orinda resident Steve Cohn has been ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on July 5th, 2023
Family of Pete Wilson donates medical equipment to Rescue 1
The wife and family of the late Pete Wilson, a founding member of the Moraga-Orinda Fire District, have made a donation to the Rescue 1 in honor of the former MOFD Director who passed away last November. Mimi Wilson and her family donated funds to the Rescue 1 ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on June 21st, 2023
Moraga Police Department 'memorial wall' honors two officers
Although the narrow wall within the small lobby to the entrance of the Moraga Police Department doesn't have an official name, its new purpose could now be considered a "memorial wall."
By Vera Kochan
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Published on June 7th, 2023
First responders hold Wildfire Preparedness Town Hall in Lafayette
According to Contra Costa County Fire ...By Jennifer Wake
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Published on April 26th, 2023
Work continues in the background on Lafayette/Walnut Creek Shaded Fuel Break
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on April 26th, 2023
Orinda expands grants program to residents of all streets for fuel reduction
Maybe it was the very wet winter, but for ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on April 12th, 2023
Moraga Town Council ratifies MOFD Ordinance
The Moraga-Orinda Fire District Ordinance 23-01 was ratified by Moraga's Town Council, which would adopt the 2022 edition of the California Fire Code and the 2021 International Fire Code referencing local amendments deemed essential by the MOFD board due in large part ...By Vera Kochan
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Published on April 12th, 2023
First Orinda Wildfire Prevention and Safety Fair in Community Park, April 22
On Earth Day, April 22, the city of Orinda ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on March 15th, 2023
MOFD awarded $800K grant for three-year pilot program
In what the Moraga-Orinda Fire District Chief Dave Winnacker described as a "Hail Mary," the governing board at a special meeting on Feb. 22 unanimously moved to accept an $800,000 Grant Subaward from the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services for a ...By Jennifer Wake
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Published on March 1st, 2023
MOFD deletes fire code traffic calming restrictions; disagreements still exist
The Moraga-Orinda Fire District adopted its ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on March 1st, 2023
Moraga's Vice Mayor opts for prescribed burn in yard to reduce future wildfire threats
Moraga Vice Mayor Teresa Onoda was worried about the risk of additional wildfires in her neighborhood. "We have evacuated twice, and that makes me very concerned about fire, because we live on Merrill Circle." A friend and Firewise member, Suzanne D'Arcy, told Onoda ...By Vera Kochan
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Published on February 15th, 2023
Orinda gets winter storm damage update after county qualifies for FEMA assistance
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved Individual Assistance for residents of Contra Costa County for damages to private property that were incurred during the recent storms. In terms of damage to public property, the city of Orinda approved a ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA